Photography Tips & Tricks
Photography Tips & Tricks
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Looking for some suggestions on inexpensive portrait gear for consistent, natural lighting. I've got lenses, good cameras, but really only have a bigger flash for my DSLR. Something that can be set up easily for photos of my kid, family, etc.
Considering an inexpensive ring light, but curious about umbrellas, basic lights, etc.
- Don't get a ring light. It's probably the least natural lighting source of all.********
- Best/cheapest way to get natural lighting is to go near a big window with indirect light. Get a reflector or a big white foam core and bounce the light.********
- If you're indoors, try standing with your back about 1-2m from a white wall, and point your flash behind you, over your head, at about a 45º angle.********
- ^ Even if you don't think so, there's always amazing natural light, embrace the grain and bounce the hell out of it.formed
- If you really can't get it, then bounce artificial light and it'll look more naturalformed
- yeah, I take the staff portraits for our office and use an indirect flash in a softbox bouncing off a bit of white Kappafix along with a spot on a tripod.face_melter
- bigger the light source, the more natural it will look. question now is how big you want to go.pango
- the easiest is bounce reflector disk as it keep the same colour as the ambient light. and never brighter than source light.pango
- problem with reflector is you need someone else to hold it or a light stand + reflector holder...pango
- or you can get this. still needs light stand but with out reflector holder.
http://www.bhphotovi….pango
- Don't get a ring light. It's probably the least natural lighting source of all.